Sure, it's only April, but we can still dream about hotter temperatures along with (we hope) beach parties and family BBQs. And when we think about what songs will be soundtracking those moments, it's time to start thinking about what could be the Song of the Summer for 2021.
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Feb 25
Mumford & Sons on Getting Back Into the Ring With 'Prizefighter,' Album's 'Fairy Godmother' Gracie Abrams & Why A.I. Can't Make Their Music
When it comes to Mumford & Sons’ new Prizefighter album, “I think this is the best music we’ve ever made,” Marcus Mumford declares to the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast. “I love it more than anything we’ve ever done.” Prizefighter is the band’s sixth full-length studio effort and com ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 18
The 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Discussion Has Already Kicked Off: Could BTS, Taylor Swift or Post Malone Be Up Next?
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are taking a closer look at the Billboard.com reader poll that went live last week asking who should headline next year's Super Bowl halftime show, Right now, BTS is leading by a landslide, with more than 85% of the vote. It wo ... Show More
32m 21s
Feb 9
Bad Bunny Gets a Little Help From His Friends Lady Gaga & Ricky Martin at Inclusive Super Bowl Halftime Show
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about all the choices Bad Bunny made for his halftime spectacle, from the cinematography to the social messaging to the famous faces that joined him on the Levi's Stadium field, including special guests Lady Gaga an ... Show More
55m 34s
Aug 2020
Songs of the Summer of Our Discontent
By this time of year, there’s usually consensus around what the “Song of the Summer” is. But 2020 isn’t like any other summer in so many ways, including the pop charts. The Billboard Hot 100 has been all over the place for the past several months, with a new artist rising to the ... Show More
30m 4s
Feb 2020
February 5th - Big Hit's 2020 Plans, JAY-Z on Super Bowl National Anthem & 5SOS' New Album 'Calm'
BTS' label Big Hit announces insane 2020 plans, JAY-Z sets the record straight about Super Bowl National Anthem drama and 5 Seconds of Summers is making us the opposite of 'Calm.' This is Billboard News Now, rounding out the top stories in music for Wednesday, February 5th. Learn ... Show More
4m 54s
Aug 2019
Songs of Summer Call-in Special
Every year, critics and media outlets the world over put out definitive song-of-summer guides based on... well, we’re not always entirely sure. Certainly popularity, as measured by streams and radio play; not to mention that bewildering feeling that creeps up some time mid-July, ... Show More
52m 59s